Tillman Discusses Marathon Oil's Move To Eagle Ford

Although never having sat in the CEO chair before, when Lee Tillman was provided the opportunity to lead 127-year-old international exploration and production company Marathon Oil Corp. last August, his wife observed, "It's as if you've been uniquely preparing for this role your entire career."For more than two decades prior to joining Houston-based Mara- thon, Tillman had but one employer: global energy giant ExxonMobil Corp. During his tenure at ExxonMobil, most recently as vice president of engineering overseeing the global engineering staff, he lived in and worked many of the...